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FZNT25 KNHC 270906
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE APR 27 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO WESTERN CUBA OF FLORIDA
WILL MOVE TO 31N65W TO W CUBA THIS AFTERNOON AND E OF THE AREA
TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTION OF THE
AREA TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W WED AND OVER THE SE PORTION
OF THE AREA THU AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ON FRI. HIGH PRES
STRENGTHENS AS IT MOVES E ACROSS THE ZONE N OF 29N THU THROUGH
SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N E OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N AND 15
TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 29N AND 5 TO 8 FT
ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
N OF 24N AND 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W
OF FIRST FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF SECOND FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. W OF
SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS
1O KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF SECOND FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E
OF 78W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF FIRST FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF FIRST FRONT E OF
BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF FIRST
FRONT W OF BAHAMAS WINDS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG MERGED FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W.
S OF 27N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF BAHAMAS
AND NE TO E WINDS 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W
OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM MOBILE AL TO
BROWNSVILLE TX LATER THIS MORNING AND MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS NE
GULF TODAY. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THIS FRONT WED MOVING INTO
E GULF THU AND E OF FL FRI AND SAT. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF FRI AND SAT AS THE PRES GRADIENT
STRENGTHENS BETWEEN THE HIGH AND TROUGH OVER TEXAS AND NE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED
NIGHT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE E
THROUGH CUBA AND CLIP THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED BEFORE
DISSIPATE. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE
THU THROUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 18N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 18N SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 20N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.THU...N OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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